I think fraud laws should be extended outwards from economic law and cover mass manipulation. Make politicians legally honest. Provide robust investigative support to prove or disprove intent. Unintentional mass manipulation gets injunctions. Intentional gets fraud convictions.
OK, I am not surprised, but that’s not well known and kind of a taboo subject so not official, they were ‘guidelines’ and the policies were ‘encouragement’. Canada did similar nasty abusive sterilization in its colonial enterprise until the '70s, but hardly anyone knows.
I get the sense they are sticking it more to entitled guys and potential mothers-in-law than the government! Just going off one friend’s opinions there, though.
That was a PRC policy, don’t be ignorant. There were government recommendations to only have two kids, not a regulation, and it was over 60 years ago.
The problem in Taiwan stems mostly from women chafing against patriarchy in a modern world.
This flag has been used all over Asia by youth to express unity in dissatisfaction with corruption and a system that is stacked against them. I think it started in Indonesia, but I am not sure.
Protests are the threat of violence. People complain about them being ineffective but they are just too small then.
Most of the important social change throughout history has been done by slow constant effort of people being organized and persistent, not violent.
So of course, I had to check your comment history and, though it’s evident you are not trying to be a social saboteur, your manner can be quite abrasive or even arrogant at times and thus seem like a provocateur.
So if that’s part of your schtick, I guess you might as well just get used to the accusations now and then.
Maybe a staffer called the wrong takeout and delivery number.
Agents provocateurs have been with us all along. It’s an old tactic. I have run into some myself.
What’s new is algorithmic manipulation.
This is how history teaches us about change. Read Antonio Gramsci, it’s useful.
What others have mentioned here, plus seagrass and kelp. There is a lot of recovery to do of these once massive ecosystems, thus a lot of carbon to tie up.
LPT: bad spoons are kept next to the stove for tasting or dosing ingredients. We use a steel cup for easy access because you always need one in a hurry.
Yes, analogous to drug companies emphasizing treatment over cure.
Fortunately, we also educate each other daily through casual and professional encounters, so we can work towards a culture that appreciates education.
SOME particular kinds of people. Some are constitutionally opposed to unequal distribution.
Ummmm, the “education” vaccine is pretty effective with the right ingredients.
I have always liked the balanced approach that slashdot has.
Users are asked by automation to moderate once they demonstrate reasonable engagement statistically. Then they are assigned a number of comments or posts to rate, not just updown votes but assign qualities, such as funny or insightful. This makes reading long threads more friendly.
Also, more reliable moderators are invited to evaluate other moderations! Accountability!
I am not sure why the model wasn’t popular elsewhere.
Thank you!
It is important to remember while Alberta’s carbon emissions are very high, it is not their most toxic export.
That honour goes to The Right Dishonourable Stephen Harper, whose guidance of the deceptively named International Democracy Union will send ripples of suffering and extinction throughout the timeline.
I argue the tag is more obscure to a noob than an emoji.
Yes, this is The Great Filter. We fix it or fade away.